The Odyssey Flashcards
Odysseus’ Son
Telemachus
Odysseus’ Wife
Penelope
God that most strongly supports Odysseus
Athena
Telemachus visits ___ and ____ in search of his father
Pylos (Nestor) and Sparta (Menelaus)
Nymph that has Odysseus trapped on Ogygia
Calypso
Plots against Telemachus; lead suitor
Antinous
Poseidon torments Odysseus because _____
He blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus
After escaping Calypso, Odysseus lands here
Scheria, home of the Phaeacians
Finds Odysseus in Scheria
Nausicaa
Odysseus passes Penelope’s test by
Stringing his bow and shooting an arrow through 12 axes
Eumaeus
Swineherd in Ithaca who receives Odysseus
Odysseus is king of
Ithaca
Odysseus’ father
Laertes
Circe
Beautiful witch goddess, turns Odysseus men to swine and lives with him for a year.
Alcinous
King of the Phaeacians